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Trump administration drops refugee cap to historic low
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/trump-administration-drops-refugee-cap-to-historic-low/
Story - October 5, 2020 - The steep slope, appearing almost as a vertical line, is a stunning mark by the Trump administration on what was once a refugee program recognized around the world as a model to welcome the tyrannized and persecuted masses. Late Sept. 30, the administration announced it would bring the refugee cap — the maximum number of…
CCUSA signs joint nonprofit letter on WORK NOW Act
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/04/24/nonprofit-letter-on-the-work-now-act/
News - April 24, 2021 - April 20, 2021 The Honorable Joe Biden President The White House Washington, DC 20500 RE: Economic Stimulus and the Work Opportunities and Resources to Keep Nonprofit Organizations Well (WORK NOW) Act Dear Mr. President: Thank you for your Administration’s acknowledgements of the many contributions charitable organizations have made to the relief of the American People…
DACA Made Susan’s Dreams Come True
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/daca-made-susana%c2%a2a%c2%aca%c2%a2s-dreams-come-true/
Story - January 6, 2016 - I am Susan Guzman, and I am a Mexican student studying and working in the United States of America. My dream is to become a teacher, but unfortunately, my dream seems to be illegal to pursue. My stay in the United States was unauthorized. I came with my family in the spring of 2001. To…
CCUSA welcomes introduction of Afghan Adjustment Act
News - August 10, 2022 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) supports the introduction of the Afghan Adjustment Act that will allow Afghan nationals who cannot safely return home to stay in the U.S. and rebuild their lives. The bipartisan measure, which was introduced by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and co-sponsored by Senators Blumenthal (D-CT), Coons (D-DE), Murkowski (R-AK), Blunt (R-MO), and…
CCUSA writes DHS appropriations subcommittees in support of EFSP, DRF, NFIP
News - April 25, 2016 - CCUSA urges Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittees to maintain funding at $120 million for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) and to keep EFSP’s administration at FEMA; to fund federal assistance programs under the Disaster Relief Fund (DRF); and to direct FEMA to provide a mechanism that would bring flood insurance to low income populations.…
CCUSA president and CEO disappointed in Trump administration’s decision on TPS for Salvadorans
News - January 8, 2018 - Alexandria, Va. – Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) President and CEO, Sister Donna Markham, OP, PhD, expressed her deep disappointment in the Trump administration’s decision today to not renew the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans in the U.S. This decision will impact more than 250,000 people who have until September 2019 to return to a…
CCUSA letter to Congress urges certain priorities for 2018 Farm Bill
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2018/02/05/priorities-for-the-2018-farm-bill/
News - February 5, 2018 - Catholic Charities USA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul wrote to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives urging members to maintain certain priorities for U.S. food and agriculture policy as they consider the 2018 Farm Bill. The…
CCUSA asks administration to restore, enhance charitable giving incentives
News - August 3, 2022 - The Honorable Joseph BidenPresident of the United StatesThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500 The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeakerU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Chuck SchumerSenate Majority LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 The Honorable Kevin McCarthyHouse Republican LeaderU.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnellSenate Republican LeaderU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20510 RE: Enable Charitable Nonprofits to…
CCUSA requests funds for critical programs that serve poor, vulnerable
News - May 7, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA asked both the House and the Senate to allocate robust funding for critical programs that serve persons and families who are poor and vulnerable in the fiscal year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. The programs include the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program, Head Start, the Social Services Block…
CCUSA responds to proposed HHS rule that would safeguard service to those in need
News - November 1, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) issued a statement in response to the announcement today of the proposed HHS rule on religious freedom and nondiscrimination in grant processes. Read the full statement.
CCUSA urges funding of Youth Mentoring Grant Program, Second Chance Act Program
News - April 8, 2016 - CCUSA urged both the House and Senate leadership of their respective Appropriations Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, and Science to support the funding in fiscal year 2017 of the Youth Mentoring Grant program and the Second Chance Act program. Read the full letters.
The “Herods” of our times
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Prayer & Reflection - December 28, 2023 - Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt and stay there until I tell you.Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him. As we reflect on today’s reading from Matthew, we see Jesus incarnate in the families fleeing for their lives and arriving at our southern border. We see Jesus…